Claim · model-written summary
Results did not support a significant time lag in the herbaceous layer response to decreased nitrogen inputs.
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t0“Initial Recovery of the Herbaceous Layer of a Temperate Deciduous Forest After 30 Years of Nitrogen Amendments: Implications for the Success of the Clean Air Act”
e5“Results did not support the predictions of a significant time lag in the response of the herbaceous layer to decreased N inputs”
Title
Frank S. Gilliam; Zachariah K. Fowler; William T. Peterjohn Global Change Biology Communications 2026. doi:10.1002/gcb4.70013
Other claims from this paper (5)
- Observation After 5 years of recovery, herbaceous layer cover and biomass decreased by about 30%.
- Observation Species diversity (H′) of the herbaceous layer increased significantly during recovery.
- Observation Species richness of the herbaceous layer increased during recovery.
- Observation Species evenness (J) of the herbaceous layer did not change with decreased nitrogen.
- Observation Rubus cover decreased by more than 40% in the 5 years without added nitrogen.